On 27 September 1943, 6 Japanese oil tankers were destroyed at Keppel Harbour, and although the saboteurs escaped unnoticed, the Japanese suspected that prisoners interned at Changi were responsible for the incident. On 10 October 1943, the anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, the Kempeitai raided the cells in Changi Prison, interrogating 57 prisoners, with tortures resulting in the death of 15. The Kempeitai raid is known as the Double Tenth incident.
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The reference to this case “Haruzo, S. (1951). Trial of Sumida Haruzo and twenty others (the “Double Tenth” trial) (pp. xiii-xxxii). London: W. Hodge. (Call no.: RCLOS 341.69 HAR)” cited was NOT written by Haruzo. s.!
I fear that he did not have time to write anything – I think that you will find that he, with several of his fellow accused, was hanged.
The book, that you cite, published by William Hodge in 1951, is the Report on the trial, Edited by Colin Sleeman and S.C. (Sam) Silkin.
Why, you may ask, am I interested? My youngest son, currently in Malacca, where, by co-incidence, I met his Irish mother 43 years ago, has just telephoned me to report that he intends to marry his girl-friend on 10 October 2009! “Double Tenth” rings bells in my elderly head, so I ask Google!
Hi, Richard,
You are right that the report was edited by Seelan and Silkin. However, according to library cataloguing rules, official proceedings and records of criminal trials, impeachments, court-martials, etc. are to be entered under the heading of the person prosecuted.
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